Short Story Anthologies, Other Science Fiction Categories
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Overview
The Road to Science Fiction is a six-volume anthology of science fiction (SF) that covers the development of science fiction from its earliest prototypes in the Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Greek epics to approximately 1990. Originally created to provide anthologies for use in classes, these volumes have become mass-market sellers because they are not only a source of outstanding stories but also an explanation of what constitutes science fiction, how it developed, and how the authors and stories have contributed to its evolution. The editor, noted author and scholar James Gunn, believes that SF is best understood and appreciated in the context of its historical development. Volume 3, From Heinlein to Here, covers the period from 1940 to 1975, beginning in the golden age of science fiction and ending at a time when SF book publication was beginning to explode and SF films (2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars, E. T., etc.) would soon dominate box offices.Editorials
Booknews
This is a reprint of the third in a six-volume anthology of science fiction originally published in 1979 by New American Library and White Wolf Publishing. The anthology includes 36 selections from the leading science fiction writers of the period from 1940 to 1975. The reprint includes an overall introduction by Gunn (English, U. of Kansas, Lawrence). Each selection is also preceded by brief autobiographical notes on the individual authors, and a discussion of their contributions to the genre of science fiction writing. Suitable for use in an academic setting, but also accessible to the general reader. No subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
August 5, 1996
Publisher
White Wolf Publishing,U.S.
Pages
527
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781565048218